Apron



J. W. SELANDER APRON Filed Sept. 13, 1922 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 27,1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

.TONAS wg sumere OF GALESBURG, 1LLiN`oIs.

` APBON.

Application mea' September 13,` 1922. Serial Ko. 58 8,12.

To all whom z't may cancer n: e

Be it known that I, J ONAS W. SELANDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State i of Illinos,have invented new and useful Improvements in Aprons, of which the fo]- rlowing is a specification. r

The object of this invention is to provide an apron especially intendedfor .the .use of women when working around motor cars, or

doing other moderately heavy work.

A further object is to provide a* garment which may be quickly placed inposition, which will efiectively protect the clothing of the wearer, andwhich may be advantageously used by any one doing rough work.

A still further object is to provide a gari ment which will serve thepurpose of an I apron of the usual type, but which also resembles thelmickerbocler trouser.

i In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a 'perspective view of the apron, from the'rear side;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section through !I the several thicknessesiathem 18;

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the bottom portion of one ofthe legs. A strip of heavy cloth is Originally approximately rectangularin shape, and the 80 lower portion is divided at 10 to form leg members11 and 12, in the lower hem 13 of which is sewed, in each case, aspli-t'resilient ring 14, which will permit of holding the lower end of'the leg of the garment in position, near the' ankle. The edge portionsof the legs are not otherwise connected.

The middle portion of the garment is designated 15, and stretchinghorizontally band is a curved and resilient metallic element 19, ofapproximately ring form, and' adapted to hold the garment around thewaist of the user, without other -securing means; v

The upper' portion of the front of the apron, or the bib, is designated20, and has connected therewith a strap 21, designed to pass over theshoulders and around the neck, this strap being provided with a buckle22. After the correct length for the strap has been determined, thiselement may be passed over the head, so that it will not be necessaryto, manipulate any secur-ng device whatever in placing the garment inposition and removing it, except to temporarily open the split rings.The upper and lower rings tend to draw the long edge portions 24 and:.25 together, so that the appearance is much the same as in the case ofthe knickerbocker garment. V

What I claim is-- A garment formed of astrip of material havingapproximately straight sides, the strip having its lower portiondivided' to form legs and the upper portion being formed into a waistband, a bib connected with the waist band, a curved resilient deviceconnected with the waist band, curved resilient devices connected withthe legs and adapted to retain these portions of the garment inposition, and an inner layer of material overlapping the inner edges ofthe leg portions, the upper edge of said inner layer terminatingapproxiuately. atthe point where the strip is divided to form the legs,and the lower edge of the strip tending to move inwardly between thelegs of the wearer, under the action of the resilient de-' vicesconnected with the I le i In testimony whereof I & my signature.

JONAS w. SELANDER.

